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Tuesday 22 May 2012

Antidotes


AgentIndication
Activated charcoal with sorbitalused for many oral toxins
AdenosineTheophylline antidote for adenosine poisoning
Atropineorganophosphate and carbamate insecticides,nerve agents, some mushrooms
Beta blockertheophylline
Calcium chloridecalcium channel blockers, black widow spider bites
Calcium gluconatehydrofluoric acid
Chelators such as EDTA, dimercaprol (BAL), penicillamine, and 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA, succimer)heavy metal poisoning
Cyanide antidote (amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, or thiosulfate)cyanide poisoning
Cyproheptadineserotonin syndrome
Deferoxamine mesylateIron poisoning
Digoxin Immune Fab antibody (Digibind and Digifab)digoxin poisoning
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride and benztropine mesylateExtrapyramidal reactions associated withantipsychotic
Ethanol or fomepizoleethylene glycol poisoning and methanol poisoning
Flumazenilbenzodiazepine poisoning
Glucagonbeta blocker poisoning and calcium channel blockerpoisoning
100% oxygen or hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)carbon monoxide poisoning and cyanide poisoning
Insulinbeta blocker poisoning and calcium channel blockerpoisoning
Leucovorinmethotrexate and trimethoprim
Methylene bluetreatment of conditions that cause methemoglobinemia
Naloxone hydrochlorideopioid poisoning
N-acetylcysteineParacetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning
Octreotideoral hypoglycemic agents
Pralidoxime chloride (2-PAM)organophosphate insecticides, followed after atropine
Protamine sulfateHeparin poisoning
Prussian blueThallium poisoning
Physostigmine sulfateanticholinergic poisoning
PyridoxineIsoniazid poisoning, ethylene glycol
Phytomenadione (vitamin K) and fresh frozen plasmawarfarin poisoning and indanedione
Sodium bicarbonateASA, TCAs with a wide QRS

1 comment:

Josh said...

Great list!